asarkar/build-time-tracker

Support Java 8

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Looks like this plugin requires Java 11 or later,
but why?
can you provide Java8 Supporting, so we can use this plugin in our Java8 environment

Thanks~~~

I made a PR for this:
#9

please take a look if you get time

I checked some statistic result, looks like Java 8 is still the most widely used version:

(1)
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2020/java/
Java8: 75%

(2)
https://www.jrebel.com/blog/2020-java-technology-report
Java8: 58.40%

(3)
https://snyk.io/blog/developers-dont-want-to-leave-java-8-as-64-hold-firm-on-their-preferred-release/
Java8: 64%

this plugin itself requires nothing from Java 11, and looks like my PR #9 works just fine in Java 8

so I think it make sense if we downgrade required Java version to 8, to make this plugin available in Java 8 environment